Phoenix's Heart (10 page)

Jennifer pushed
the button for the elevator. “I don’t like to be ordered what to do. I get enough of that from my dad. I don’t need it from you.” He touched her shoulder.

“Darling they are my babies too. I want all three of you safe. You all are mine now.”
Phoenix spun Jennifer around. He placed his forehead against hers. “Do you understand me?” She stared deep into his eyes and knew that it was too late. She had fallen in love with this incubus.

“Yeah, I understand.” He smiled and gave
her a kiss on her nose.

Chapter Seven

The elevator beeped and he grabbed her hand. She looked down at their intertwined fingers and smiled. They fit perfectly together and every way. “I think we should keep our relationship to ourselves at the office. The women gossip enough about me, I don’t need to add fuel to the fire.” She looked at him and she was stunned.

“
You're ashamed of me?” He shook his head.

Phoenix let go of her hand and grabbed
her face. “Darling I’m not ashamed, I just want to keep my personal life personal. I want to keep you to myself.”

She couldn’t keep a thought straight when he was
looking at her like that. “What am I going to say to people when I’m showing?” He lifted her chin.

“You don’t have to
work; I will take care of you.” She didn’t want that and never would.

“No, I want to work.” He smiled and nodded
.

“Then we'll figure so
mething out.” The elevator beeped again when they reached the parking level. “Now, I will see you at work.” He leaned in one last time and he kissed her. She allowed him to take her into his arms. He deepened the kiss and she moaned into his mouth. He pulled away. When she opened her eyes he was smiling at her. “I don’t know how I’m going to work without touching you. I thought pants would be better for you to wear, but after seeing your ass, I am so very wrong.” She loved knowing that she affected him this way.

“Maybe if you're lucky you'll get to pick up where
we had to leave off.” She laughed as his mouth dropped open. “See you soon, sex god.” As she walked away she swayed her hips because she knew he was watching her.

“Dear God, I really am in trouble. I will be having you, darling bef
ore this day is over.” She laughed and got in her car; she couldn’t wait for him to follow through with his threat. She watched a black SUV pull up and Phoenix stepped into it.

The whole way to the office the
SUV was behind her. She thought it was kind of cute how protective he was of her. She got out of her car and he was waiting for her.

“If we go in with each other, won't p
eople think something?” she asked and he smiled.

“I already made a scene when I couldn’t get a hold of you. And then most of the office watched m
e storm out to get you.” He put his hand on her back and led her into the elevator.

“Won't people th
ink something then?” She saw him smiling in the mirrored walls of the elevator.

“Darling, they probably thought I was going to fire you. I didn’t act like a worried boyfriend I act
ed like an angry boss.” He took his hand away from her as they got closer to their floor. “When we get there I want you to set your purse down and then meet me in my office. I saw Max's car out there, so he will be waiting for us.”

Jennifer was nervous and happy. She want
ed to know what she was, but prayed that she wasn't a monster. Phoenix walked out and every eye was on him. Jennifer sighed and stepped out. As she walked by the other desk, the other workers looked down. She did what Phoenix told her and put her purse down and walked over to his office door. She knocked softly, and it opened.

“Jenny!” Max wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into the office. He shut the door after he pulled
her in. “Go sit down, I have some great news for you.” She glanced at Phoenix and he narrowed his eyes at Max but nodded at her. She walked over to the chairs in front of his desk and sat down; Max sat next to her. “Jennifer, have you ever heard of Nephilim?” She shook her head and she glanced at Phoenix. His eyes got wide and his face paled a little. “You are half human and half angel. One of your parents is an angel.” Her mind raced, and she was shocked.

“Angel
, like in heaven?” Jennifer looked from Phoenix to Max.

“Yes, well
, an angel that has fallen. He or she decided to exchange immortality for mortality. The fallen will live longer than humans, and so will you. All demons are attracted to anything that has angel blood.” She glanced back at Phoenix and he had his eyes closed now.

“What does this mean? I
can't be with Phoenix?” She had to force herself to look away from Phoenix and back at Max.

“There isn’t a law that you two can't be together. That is completely up to you two, and you are immune to his incubus powers. He'll still be able t
o feed from you, but he can't drain you.” Jennifer stood up, she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

“Wh
at will my babies be?” She kept her back to them, and rubbed her abdomen. The silence in the room made her want to scream.

“I'm not
sure. Technically they are part demon, part human, and part angel,” Max said, and she didn’t know what to think. “They might not even be incubus and succubus; they might be more like you.” She felt a hand touch her shoulder, and she turned her head to the side. Max was the one giving her comfort. “This isn’t bad news, this is great news.” He smiled at her.

“I feel like
its bad news. I had no clue who I was until today.” She turned around, and Phoenix's eyes were still shut.

“I understand that, but you need to talk to you
r parents. One of them is the fallen angel.” Max looked down at his watch. “Now I have to leave, but I am here if you need to talk.” He took her hand and kissed her knuckles. “Good bye Jennifer, and Phoenix.” He threw a quick glance at Phoenix, and he pulled her into a hug. “He'll come around. He is just shocked.” He whispered in her ear and then pulled away.

Ph
oenix and Jennifer sat in silence for a few minutes. Then he finally opened his eyes and looked at her. “Phoenix, do you hate me now?” He stood up and walked over to her.

“I heard some of my friends tell me what angel blood can do, and how it makes you feel. And I felt it for
you; I wanted you and no one else. It's like I am under your spell and I can't break it.” His midnight blues eyes seemed to be staring through her. He brought his hand to her cheek. “I don’t hate you, I can never hate you. You are still the mother of my babies.”

He smiled
at her. “Do I gross you out?” His smile got wider, and he laughed.

“Darling, you can never gross me out. You are beautiful,
and you are all mine.” He kissed her on her cheek. “Now, you have to get to work, or people will start talking.” She laughed and walked towards the door.

When she got to her desk, there was
a folder waiting for her. She quickly got to work on the contents of the folder. Jennifer looked up when someone cleared their throat. William was standing there. Hazel-blue eyes were staring back at her and she got this creepy vibe radiating from him.

“Hav
e you had lunch, yet?” he asked and she glanced at the time and was shocked. It was two in the afternoon. “I will take that as a no, why don’t you come to lunch with me?”

She glanced
at his left hand, and the ring he was playing with. “Thank you Mr. Roberts, but I am seeing someone.” She looked back at his face and he smiled.

“And I am married.” He grinned at her and she wanted
to smack him. “What they don't know won’t hurt them.” He moved around her desk and stood in front of her.

He bent
down and put his hand on her knee. She pushed it off, and stood up. “Mr. Roberts, I hate cheaters, and you should be ashamed of yourself.” Jennifer watched Phoenix approach and his face transform.

William slowly stood up and made sure he looked
at her entire body before settling on her face. “Ms. Cruz, did you think I hired you for your brains?” He laughed, and her eyes met Phoenix. His face was getting bright red. William leaned in close to her. “Even Phoenix wants to fuck you. I can see it in his eyes.” He moved his lips away from her ear and looked at her.

“William, in my office now,
” Phoenix said in a low threatening voice. William's eyes became large.

He turned
around to face Phoenix. “Sir, this isn't what it looks like.”

Phoenix glared
at him. “I said in my office.” William nodded and walked to Phoenix's office. His face softened when he looked at Jennifer. “I need you to be in there too, Ms. Cruz.”

“Of course Mr. DuPont.”

She stayed at the door, and Phoenix walked over to his desk. William was standing by the chairs.

“Phoenix
, I know what you saw looked bad.” Both Jennifer and William jumped when Phoenix slammed his fist on his desk.

“Wills, I know what I saw. It was sexual haras
sment on my PA.” Phoenix narrowed his eyes. “But she isn’t just my PA damn it, she is my girlfriend.”

Jennifer gasped, and Phoenix looked
at her. “William, go back to your office and don't ever touch her again. Do you understand me?”

“Yes, I’m so sorry Phoenix,
” William said. Phoenix shook his head.

“I'm not t
he one you need to apologize to,” Phoenix said and looked back at Jennifer.

Slowly William turned
around, and he looked paler. “I am so sorry Jennifer. I am a huge ass, and very thankful you stopped me.” She glanced down to his ring finger again and back to his face.

“T
hat is all, now leave.” William looked over his shoulder at Phoenix, and nodded.

Phoenix stared at her and they didn’t say or do anything until
they heard the door close. She was still shocked from hearing him call her his girlfriend. “I can't keep you a secret. I wanted to rip my VP and friend apart.”

She walked over to him, and smiled up at him. He was
her knight in shining armor. “I almost died when you called me your girlfriend.” He laughed and placed his hands on her hips to pull her closer to him.

His midnight blue eyes were
staring deep into her soul. She never thought someone would ever look at her that way. “Well you need to get used to it. I will be calling you my girlfriend from now on.”

He gave her
his perfect smile and she felt her heart skip a beat. Jennifer knew she was in trouble; she would never get this man out of her head. “I need to ask you something.” He tried to hide his worried looked, but she saw it.

“Darling, you
can ask me anything.” He smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes.

She had
to look away from his eyes to ask what she needed to know. She didn’t want to fall more in love with him without knowing if he would ever have the same feelings. “Do you like me for me or because you can’t drain me?”

He took
both of her hands into his. “Shit, I didn’t want him to tell you that. I do feel more attracted to you, but that is all you. You being a Nephilim is a good thing because I know I can’t drain you, but that doesn’t have anything to do with me wanting you. I wanted you since I met you at the club, and haven’t been able to stop thinking.” He tilted her head back so she was looking at him. “Darling, what has your heart racing? Why are you scared?”

Jennifer had only been in love once
in her young life, and he had cheated on her. She closed her eyes, and bit her bottom lip. “Phoenix, I am falling in love with you, and I can't stop it.” She opened her eyes and he was staring at her blankly. “I know that this isn't what you wanted. You just wanted to be there for the babies, and kind of me. I didn’t want to fall in love with you, I truly didn’t. But I can't get you out of my mind.” He covered her mouth with his large hand.

“Will you sh
ut up and let me talk?” She nodded. “Good, you sure know how to make a man speechless. I have never had anyone love me before, darling.” She wanted to take this broken man and make him whole. “Don’t look at me like that. I never been with the same woman more than once; you know why that is, and you are the only one I can’t drain.” He took his hand away from her mouth and continues. “I don’t know if I am falling in love with you, I don’t even think I am capable of giving love. But I do know I can't get you off of my mind either and I want to be near you all the time. I would give up everything I own to see you happy.” She would do everything in her power to show Phoenix that he could love.

Jennifer felt
her tears falling from her eyes. “Oh Phoenix,” she whispered, and he gently brushed her tears away with his fingertips.